Sanskrit quote nr. 7994 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एते संप्रति वैमनस्यमनिशं निःशङ्कमातन्वते ।
कान्तारस्थलपद्मिनीपरिमलैरानन्दितेन्दिन्दिराः ॥ete saṃprati vaimanasyamaniśaṃ niḥśaṅkamātanvate |
kāntārasthalapadminīparimalairānanditendindirāḥ ||
Index
Presented above is a Sanskrit aphorism, also known as a subhāṣita, which is at the very least, a literary piece of art. This page provides critical research material such as an anlaysis on the poetic meter used, an English translation, a glossary explaining technical terms, and a list of resources including print editions and digital links.
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: Consider this as an approximate extraction of glossary words based on an experimental segmentation of the Sanskrit verse. Some could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned.
Eta (एत, etā, एता): defined in 5 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Eti (एति): defined in 4 categories.
Vaimanasya (वैमनस्य): defined in 5 categories.
Anisham (anisam, aniśam, अनिशम्): defined in 2 categories.
Anisha (anisa, aniśa, अनिश): defined in 8 categories.
Nihshanka (nihsanka, niḥśaṅka, निःशङ्क): defined in 8 categories.
Vata (वत, vatā, वता): defined in 21 categories.
Vati (वति): defined in 12 categories.
Kantara (kāntāra, कान्तार): defined in 14 categories.
Tha (थ): defined in 8 categories.
La (ल): defined in 10 categories.
Padmin (पद्मिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Padmini (padminī, पद्मिनी): defined in 12 categories.
Parimala (परिमल): defined in 9 categories.
Anandita (ānandita, आनन्दित, ānanditā, आनन्दिता): defined in 5 categories.
Indindira (indindirā, इन्दिन्दिरा): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Hindi, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Prakrit, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Nepali, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit verse. If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.
- Line 1: “ete saṃprati vaimanasyamaniśaṃ niḥśaṅkamātanvate”
- ete -
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eta (noun, masculine)[locative single]eta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]etā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]etad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]eti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]eṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]
- samprati -
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samprati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- vaimanasyam -
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vaimanasya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- aniśam -
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aniśam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]aniśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aniśa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]aniśā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- niḥśaṅkam -
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niḥśaṅka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]niḥśaṅka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]niḥśaṅkā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ātan -
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√at (verb class 1)[imperfect active third plural]
- vate -
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vata (noun, masculine)[locative single]vata (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vati (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√van -> vata (participle, masculine)[locative single from √van class 1 verb], [locative single from √van class 8 verb]√van -> vata (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √van class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √van class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √van class 1 verb], [locative single from √van class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √van class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √van class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √van class 8 verb], [locative single from √van class 8 verb]√van -> vatā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √van class 1 verb], [vocative single from √van class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √van class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √van class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √van class 8 verb], [vocative single from √van class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √van class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √van class 8 verb]
- Line 2: “kāntārasthalapadminīparimalairānanditendindirāḥ”
- kāntāras -
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kāntāra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tha -
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tha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- la -
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la (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- padminī -
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padminī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]padmin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- parimalair -
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parimala (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- ānandite -
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ānandita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]ānandita (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ānanditā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- indindirāḥ -
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indindirā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha
buy this bookThis quote is included within the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha (महासुभाषितसंग्रह, maha-subhashita-samgraha / subhasita-sangraha), which is a compendium of Sanskrit aphorisms (subhāṣita), collected from various sources. Subhāṣita is a genre of Sanskrit literature, exposing the vast and rich cultural heritage of ancient India.
It has serial number 7994 and can be found on page . (read on archive.org)
Sanskrit is the oldest living language and bears testimony to the intellectual past of ancient India. Three major religions (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism) share this language, which is used for many of their holy books. Besides religious manuscripts, much of India’s ancient culture has been preserved in Sanskrit, covering topics such as Architecture, Music, Botany, Surgery, Ethics, Philosophy, Dance and much more.